How are those trade deficits looking?
Daily Analysis
Mitchell’s Law: Bad Trade Policy Leads to Bad Farm Policy
Trump is compounding his mistake with more farm welfare.
Trump’s Failed Protectionism, Illustrated by Tweets
Why have Trump’s trade taxes backfired?
2025’s Counter-Tweet of the Year?
Game, set, match.
Reagan and Trade, Part IV: The Gipper Supported Open Markets
Why such a petulant reaction to this ad?
A Straw-Man Defense of Protectionism
Not every bad policy immediately kills the economic host.
The Economics of Trade, Specialization, and Comparative Advantage, Part II
People don’t intuitively understand comparative advantage.
Where Are the Protectionist Success Stories?
Trump’s claim about tariffs and wealth is completely wrong.
A Picture Says a Thousand Words about How the D.C. Swamp Profits from Protectionism
A sickening level of corruption.
Trump, Trade, and Math
New investments will mean a bigger “trade deficit”